Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Display \Dis*play"\, n.
   1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.

            Having witnessed displays of his power and grace.
                                                  --Trench.

   2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.

            He died, as erring man should die, Without display,
            without parade.                       --Byron.

Display \Dis*play"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displayed}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Displaying}.] [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF.
   despleier, desploier, F. d['e]ployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) +
   pleier, ploier, plier, F. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, L.
   plicare. See {Ply}, and cf. {Deploy}, {Splay}.]
   1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to
      spread.

            The northern wind his wings did broad display.
                                                  --Spenser.

   2. (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into
      line. --Farrow.

   3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the
      sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.

            His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual
            condition of the army.                --Burke.

   4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or
      ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to
      parade.

            Proudly displaying the insignia of their order.
                                                  --Prescott.

   5. (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.

   6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.]

            And from his seat took pleasure to display The city
            so adorned with towers.               --Chapman.

   Syn: To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand;
        flaunt.

Display \Dis*play"\, v. i.
   To make a display; to act as one making a show or
   demonstration. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

display
     n 1: something intended to communicate a particular impression;
          "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a
          good show of looking interested" [syn: {show}]
     2: something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits
        of oriental art" [syn: {exhibit}, {showing}]
     3: an electronic device that represents information in visual
        form
     4: a visual representation of something [syn: {presentation}]
     5: behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of
        emotion"
     6: exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"

display
     v 1: to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum
          is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you
          show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National
          leaders will have to display the highest skills of
          statesmanship" [syn: {expose}, {exhibit}]
     2: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies
        of the government" [syn: {reveal}, {show}]
     3: attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of
        animals

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

display
     
        1.  {monitor}.
     
        2.  A vector of pointers to {activation record}s.
        The Nth element points to the activation record containing
        variables declared at {lexical depth} N.  This allows faster
        access to variables from outer {scope}s than the alternative
        of linked activation records (but most variable accesses are
        either local or global or occasionally to the immediately
        enclosing scope).  Displays were used in some {ALGOL}
        implementations.
     
        (1996-02-22)